English
coequal
Coequal comes from Latin coaequālis, from aequālis ‘equal, like’, and ultimately from Old Latin aiquos.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘equal, even’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequālis‘equal, like’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoaequālis
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500coequalle
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588coequal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEaiquos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequus‘equal, even’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaequālis‘equal, like’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcoaequālis
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500coequalle
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588coequal
Earliest quotation: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “ſince they meaſure our deſerts so meane, That in…”
Linked words
through Old Latin aiquos
through Latin aequus ‘equal, even’
equity, equation, inequality, equitable, equate, 13 more
through Latin aequālis ‘equal, like’
Today it means
adj Equal to each other in size, rank or position.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin aiquos / coequal